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New Turnkey Diode Laser System from Coherent Offers Modular Flexibility and 400 W of Power

A new turnkey diode laser system from Coherent (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) offers modular flexibility and output power of up to 400W at 976 nm.

21 May 2009

Futuristic Discs with Storage Capacity 2,000 Times that of Current DVDs Could be Just Around the Corner

Futuristic discs with a storage capacity 2,000 times that of current DVDs could be just around the corner, thanks to new research from Swinburne University of Technology. For the first time researchers from the university's Centre for Micro-Photonics have demonstrated how nanotechnology can enable the creation of 'five dimensional' discs with huge storage capacities.

20 May 2009

New Type of Invisibility Cloak that Works for All Colors of the Spectrum

Researchers have created a new type of invisibility cloak that is simpler than previous designs and works for all colors of the visible spectrum, making it possible to cloak larger objects than before and possibly leading to practical applications in "transformation optics."

20 May 2009

Navitar Celebrates 60 Years of Military Applications

Navitar, Inc.'s cutting edge optical technology dates back over 60 years when the company's founder, David Goldstein, pioneered his way into the optics industry. Originally forming Elgeet Optical in 1946, Goldstein set out to make innovative optics for the most revolutionary applications and industries.

From Navitar Inc. 20 May 2009

Researchers Develop Way to Make Lettuce Darker and Redder using Ultraviolet LEDs

Salad dressing aside, a pile of spinach has more nutritional value than a wedge of iceberg lettuce. That's because darker colors in leafy vegetables are often signs of antioxidants that are thought to have a variety of health benefits. Now a team of plant physiologists has developed a way to make lettuce darker and redder - and therefore healthier - using ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

18 May 2009

Using Laser Tweezers to Study Single Cell

The unique method, where a set of laser tweezers move the cell around in a microscopic channel system, allows the researchers to study how single cells react to stress induced by a constantly changing environment.

17 May 2009

New Software Based upon Digital Surf's Mountains Technology Will be Supplied with NH-3SP Laser Probe 3D Measuring Equipment

Mitaka Kohki and Digital Surf announced that MitakaMap surface analysis software based upon Digital Surf's Mountains Technology will be supplied with NH-3SP Laser Probe 3D Measuring Equipment and other NH-series instruments from Mitaka Kohki.

14 May 2009

Laser Design Announces the Introduction of SLP-500 High-Speed Laser Probe

Laser Design Inc., the leading supplier of 3D laser scanners for more than 20 years, announced that its next-generation line of 3D laser scanning probes has a new member, the SLP-500. The company's new and improved Surveyor Laser Probes (SLP) are faster and more accurate than their predecessors.

14 May 2009

Fraunhofer ILT Unveils 400 W Femtosecond Laser

Femtosecond lasers (fs-lasers) are the key to ultra-precision processing. Whether in medicine, electronics, aerospace or solar technology, thin coatings can be removed, fiber-reinforced plastics drilled and ceramic components' surfaces structured using fs-lasers.

12 May 2009